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Originally Posted by Lookingforone  That's a VERY debatable topic. I could hand you 10 different articles/books that say otherwise. And you could probably give me some back.
But the OP is struggling and it's worth looking into/trying. |
I've done my research, believe me.
I used to be very pro-Cesar Millan and into 'dominance' and thankfully, I discovered that it was all pretty much hogwash. It just took me a little while. Not to mention, the beliefs that dominance trainers hold. Comparing anything that WE do with our dogs to how dogs react to other dogs is like comparing apples and oranges. We are humans. Dogs know this. We as humans can act like we're dogs, but we're not. We don't fool them. And just as humans are not dogs, dogs are NOT wolves. Dogs are highly domesticated, very intelligent, and purposely bred to work side-by-side with humans.
The actual pack leader/dominance theory phenomenon was disproved by the VERY people who created it. They now deeply regret their 'research'. (In a 2002 book, when countless dogs had been subjected to the stress of the alpha roll, the Monks of New Skete said that they regretted giving the advice to a bunch of dog owners with no idea how to use it.)
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